Microosoft:DEV277xObject Oriented Programming in Java

Object Oriented Programming in Java

Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

About this course

This course is part of the Microsoft Professional Program in Entry-Level Software Development.

What do hiring managers look for in entry-level developers? According to a recent survey, one of the most requested job skills is "strong object oriented design". Yet traditional computer science programs rarely focus on this area.

In this Java course, examine the role of objects in code, explore how to use them, and see how to design them for optimal code reuse and structure. Get tons of hands-on coding experience using popular Java objects, like Arrays and Lists, and then leverage those learnings to design your own object hierarchies. Plus, practice using inheritance, interfaces, abstract classes, and encapsulation techniques to help you manage large code bases.

Get comfortable employing industry standards in designing and managing complex relationships within a code base, as you add to your computer science skill set.

What you'll learn

How to employ single and two-dimensional arrays to store complex data

Different implementations of the Java List interface

Design best practices when creating your own objects from scratch

When to properly leverage inheritance, interfaces, and abstract classes to relate objects to one another

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with the basics of Java programming such as methods, parameters, returns, scope and data types.
Suggested prerequisite course: Dev276x

Course Syllabus

Meet the instructors

Kasey Champion

Learning Team
Microsoft

Kasey Champion is a software engineer turned teacher. She graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Electrical Engineering, but worked for the Computer Science Department as a Teaching Assistant for 3 years. After graduation she joined Microsoft as a software engineer, but spent her mornings volunteer teaching computer science at local high schools through the TEALS program. Recently she was lucky enough to make her passion her full time job and joined the Microsoft Learning team to develop computer science courseware.